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December 1, 2021
Good, Laughon, and Steiner Recognized as New Members of American Pediatric Society
The American Pediatric Society recognizes Misty Good, MD, MS, Matthew Laughon, MD, MPH, and Michael Steiner, MD, MPH as new members for year 2022.
December 1, 2021
The American Pediatric Society recognizes Misty Good, MD, MS, Matthew Laughon, MD, MPH, and Michael Steiner, MD, MPH as new members for year 2022.
November 18, 2021
A quality improvement effort led by CASP’s Bill Wilson, PharmD, was recognized by UNC Medical Center Improvement Council’s Quality and Safety Awards with an honorable mention for their work to prevent surgical site infections in the Children’s Hospital Operating Room.
November 17, 2021
Jack Curran is joining the UNC School of Medicine from Children’s Mercy Kansas City.
November 16, 2021
UNC Department of Radiology is pleased to name Carolina Guimaraes, MD, as the new Chief of Pediatric Radiology. Additionally, Lane Donnelly, MD, and spouse of Dr. Guimaraes, will also be joining the UNC School of Medicine as Executive Medical Director of Pediatric Population Health and Quality for UNC Health. He will also serve as Director of UNC Children’s Quality. Drs. Guimaraes and Donnelly will join us from Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford University School of Medicine.
November 8, 2021
Jim Hagood, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, and Ronit Freeman, PhD, Associate Professor in Applied Physical Science, have been awarded a grant by Eshelman Institute for Innovation to pursue research in lung fibrosis.
October 6, 2021
Leah Ranney, PhD, Director for Tobacco Prevention and Evaluation Program (TPEP) and team received a three-year NIH award in the amount of $1.2 million for the research study Strengthening Cigar Warnings to Prevent Adolescent Use.
September 29, 2021
In honor of Hispanic Heritage month, WRAL-TV features Michelle Hernandez, MD, professor in the UNC Department of Pediatrics and director of the N.C. Child Health Research Network.
September 23, 2021
Clinical leaders of Children’s hospitals in the North Carolina Triangle region, have shared a joint letter to advance and protect child health. Hospitalizations of children due to COVID have increased over 4-fold in the past month. The known risk of not having a vaccine available to children has become undeniable.
September 22, 2021
UNC Children’s Research Institute holds community-wide Don’t Overlook Me Drive to help accelerate pediatric research in rare childhood diseases.
September 21, 2021
Featured in Society for Pediatric Research video, Stephanie D. Davis, MD, Chair of the UNC Department of Pediatrics, gives advice to trainees about what they can do in medical school, residency, or fellowships to prepare for a rewarding career as a pediatric physician-scientist.
September 14, 2021
With a majority of kids back at daycare and in classrooms, Zach Willis, MD, MPH, and Bill Wilson, PharmD, expect to see a comeback in pediatric community-acquired pneumonia. A new clinical pathway is hoped to aid provider decision-making for these young patients.
September 7, 2021
Principal investigators James Hagood, MD, and Richard Boucher, MD, at the UNC School of Medicine will lead a multinational, $3.5-million project funded through the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to map crucial cellular roles in human health and disease.